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as in happened
to take place
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of came off
Daeqwon Plowden came off the bench to score 17 points.
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Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Before the retreat, Stem came off her antidepressant, in consultation with Confluence facilitators as well as her doctor (who Stem said was skeptical of the retreat).
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Micah Handlogton, a 7-foot-1 reserve, came off the bench to score 10 points and grab nine rebounds.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
So Katie came off the bench and put up 15 points in a 54-51 win over scrappy Northfield with a brace, having dinged her kneecap about a month ago.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Guard Amare Campbell came off the bench to lead East Bay with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, adding 11 rebounds and four assists.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Wooten came off the bench to make 8 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers for the Buffaloes (22-10), who advanced to a conference semifinal for the first time in 11 years.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
The midfielder came off in the 36th minute, holding the back of his right leg, with Dubersarsky coming on to replace him.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Salgado’s first goal came off a corner kick from Barrera which was headed strongly past Enriquez in the 29th minute.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Before the retreat, Stem came off her antidepressant, in consultation with Confluence facilitators as well as her doctor (who Stem said was skeptical of the retreat).
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Micah Handlogton, a 7-foot-1 reserve, came off the bench to score 10 points and grab nine rebounds.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
So Katie came off the bench and put up 15 points in a 54-51 win over scrappy Northfield with a brace, having dinged her kneecap about a month ago.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Guard Amare Campbell came off the bench to lead East Bay with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, adding 11 rebounds and four assists.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
Wooten came off the bench to make 8 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers for the Buffaloes (22-10), who advanced to a conference semifinal for the first time in 11 years.
—Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
The midfielder came off in the 36th minute, holding the back of his right leg, with Dubersarsky coming on to replace him.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Salgado’s first goal came off a corner kick from Barrera which was headed strongly past Enriquez in the 29th minute.
—David Delgado, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
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The Nets tied their season high with 36 assists, and six different players recorded at least four assists in the same game, a franchise mark that has only been hit eight times and hadn’t happened since March 2022.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Clements said the mistaken identification may have happened because the creature decomposed and lost its telltale shell before it was fossilized, complicating identification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Texas succeeded most of the NCAA tournament with a lockdown defensive effort and got a shooting boost from Rori Harmon and Booker.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Analyses show the experiment succeeded at expanding access and controlling costs without bankrupting health systems or pharmaceutical firms.—
Michael Rose,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
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So while there was nostalgia playing here for the first time as a big-leaguer, Stewart also understood the task at hand.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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On March 24, there was one sequence when Jackson won the first rep only for Shelton to come back with a one-handed catch for a touchdown.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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The ball went over Jonah Heim’s glove, caromed off the backstop and Heim was able to recover the ball and fire it to second base to try to get the runner stealing second base.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Wembanyama went over to apologize.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lucas went on to further distance his office from the review, pointing to the fact that Kozakiewicz was a city employee who reported to the city manager instead of the mayor.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks went on a 17-6 run in the final six minutes of the third quarter to take an 81-79 lead heading into the fourth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Hoerner went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and two runs, extending his on-base streak to 11 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Monroe went from notable to notorious when, in 1952, journalist Aline Mosby first reported that a pinup calendar—featuring a ravishing blonde nude spread across red velvet—was in fact a photograph of the burgeoning star.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Helsley worked out of a jam in the ninth for his third save.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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After all, everything has worked out so far.—
Terry Savage,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Came off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20off. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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